Italy- Northern Flashcards
Describe the Roero DOCG?
DOCG for red from Nebbiola and white from Arneis.
What is the most planted red grape of Piemonte?
Barbera
Describe some of the difficulties of growing Nebbiola in Piemonte?
It is a late ripening grape with early bud break. The weather in Piemonte tends towards fog, hail and rain in the late autumn which makes the harvest difficult.
Canons to disperse fog- now = sound canons!
Name 3 other names for Nebbiola.
Spanna, chiavanesca, and picotendro
What are 3 other wines made from Nebbiola in Piemonte?
Gattinara, Ghemme and Roero.
Valtellina in Lombardia
Name the important sub zones of the Valtellina?
Grumello, Sasella, Inferno and Valgella, Maroggia
What is the main grape grown in the Valtellina? What is its latitudinal significance?
Nebbiolo. Northernmost growing region for that grape.
Name the most important sparkling wine from Italy? (Using classical method)
Franciacorta DOCG. From Lombardia.
Name another classic method sparkling from Lombardia.
Oltrepo pavese metodo Classico. Made from a blend with a concentration on Pinot Nero.
What is another name for Dolcetto in Liguria ?
Ormeasco
Name 3 important red grape of Trentino Alto-Adige.
What is the most planted color grape in Trentino?
Lagrein- native to Trentino but thrives in Alto-Adige.
Schiava aka vernatsch
Teroldego
There is more red produced than white- known for whites.
What whites come from Trentino Alto-Adige? Key areas?
Pinot Grigio. Pigato, Vermentino. Traminer- strain of Gewurtztraminer.
Valle d’Iscaro, Santa Maddalena, Trentino, Trento.
What different method is used to train the vines in Trentino Alto-Adige and why?
Pergola Trentina- vines are trained overhead in order to obtain max sunshine and reduce dew/ condensation from the ground. Also, creates huge yield which leads to lower quality.
Name the two DOCG of Emilia-Romagna.
Albana di Romagna. (first DOCG white)
Colli Bolognesi Classico Pignoletto
Name another popular sparkling wine from Emilia-Romagna?
Lambrusco. Sparkling red, perfect for sliced meats. From Lambrusco grape.
Where is the Cinque Terre DOC located? Main grape and blending partners?
Liguria.
Bosco with Vermentino and Albarola.
What is the climate of Liguria?
Mediterranean.
What are the qualities of the Traminer grape?
Floral, flavorful, light body
What are the grapes of Amarone Della Valpolicella?
45-95% Corvina, 5-30% rondinella, 25% molinara, negrara, corvinone (no more than 10% of any one)
What DOC covers wines with grapes from both the Veneto and Trentino Alto-Adige?
Valdadige DOC
What region and area is Valpolicella from?
The Veneto. Lake Garda.
What is the difference between Valpolicella DOC and Valpolicella Superiore?
Superiore wines must be aged a min. one year, and have one additional degree of alcohol.
What is the difference between Valpolicella Ripasso and Recioto Della Valpolicella?
Recioto is sweet and Ripasso is fermented dry.
Recioto is made from grapes dried specifically to make Valpolicella and may be Spumante.
Ripasso is made using the unpressed skin for the grapes from Amarone. 12% alc minimum. Superiore = 13%
What is Bardolino DOC and where is it from? What different types of wine can it be?
How is superiore different?
Similar to Valpolicella- using same grapes but lighter in character. From the Veneto.
Can be Rosato, Spumante, Rosso, Novello.
Novello made by 85% carbonic maceration.
Superiore is DOCG
What is the allowed residual sugar for Amarone?
Maximum Residual Sugar: 12 g/l
For every 0.10% of alcohol exceeding 14%, an additional 0.10 g/l of residual sugar is allowed
For every 0.10% of alcohol exceeding 16%, an additional 0.15 g/l of residual sugar is allowed
What are the aging requirements for Amarone Della Valpolicella? What are the vinification requirements?
Minimum 2 years from January 1 of the year following the harvest
Riserva: Minimum 4 years from November 1 of the harvest year
Cannot be vinified before Dec 1 of the harvest year.
Vintage-dated Riserva Franciacorta is aged for a minimum thirty months on the lees.
False
Which of the following terms does not indicate a wine produced from dried grapes?
- Recioto
- Passito
- Sforzato
- Chinato
Chinato
For how long must Amarone Riserva be aged prior to release?
Four years
What region contains the DOC zone Collio Goriziano?
Friuli
Satèn Franciacorta is always brut in style.
True
Made from white grapes
Less than 5 atmospheres of pressure
What DOCG in Piedmont produces generally sweet, sparkling red wines?
Brachetto d’Acqui
Name the most famous cru subregion of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG?
Cartizze
What are the grapes of Gambellara DOC?
Garganega, Trebbiano Toscana, Trebbiano di Soave
What are the requirements of Recioto di Gambellara DOCG?
100% dried garganega grapes. Can be sweet, still or sparkling.
What is the minimum alcohol for Amarone ?
14-16%
What are the grapes of Soave DOC?
How is Soave Superiore different?
Garganega (70%), Trebbiano Toscana, Trebbiano di Soave, chard, Pinot Bianco.
Superiore is DOCG from Classico region (Colli Scaligeri)
1 yr/ 3 mo btl
Riserva= 2 yrs
What is friulano? Where is it from? What was the former name?
A light, refreshingly almond- and mineral-tinged wine that provides the perfect foil for the famous Prosciutto di San Daniele of Friuli. From Friuli. Was called Tocai. Aka Tai.
What is the most planted grape of Friuli?
Merlot